Cape Town- winelands

We took a tour to the 2 of the 3 winelands, namely Stellenbosch and Paarl Valley. The road trip was scenic, and the tours were good. I got a bit drunk from drinking too much red wine, hence i became quite sleepy on the way back. The farms here are owned by the whites, and their employees stay around the farm areas. For more info on these areas, read Wikipedia.


Nice view en route to vineyards


Somewhere along the highway, we saw these settlements. These are homes belonging to Africans who migrated to South Africa because of its good economy. there is a lot of tension among South African blacks with them, because they view these people as outsiders and taking jobs meant for them. There are tours to this settlement, and from what i heard, is good. the tour guide was telling us that these settlements have their own law, and a lot of fights, and sometimes murder happens here, and that even the police don't really dare to come here. If i'm not mistaken, there are about a million people living here.


Fairview Vineyard:

This was our first stop for the day......and above is the entrance to the farm

My first wine of the day....by the end of the tour i would have consumed 3-4 glasses. Somehow, i prefer red wine to white wine.

The scenery from the farm is fantastic, and they also have a goat castle, as u can see from the right. the ram looks pretty happy looking out from the window. I can't imagine our
malaysian goats having a castle of their own and living like this, it would be hilarious!


















Paarl Vineyard:

This was where we were taught about the process behind wine making.....there were loads of barrels for storing wine in their underground cellar. The owners also had two lazy dogs, who were just sunning themselves at the grounds:

Lazy dog no 1. Doesn't he look like a big fur of carpet? Doggie was so happy sunbathing he didn't mind visitors petting him.














Blaauwklippen vineyard: It was the last pitstop for the day. One unusual thing about this farm was that they had a number of original horsecarriages in good condition.